Amino acid transporter SLC7A11/xCT at the crossroads of regulating redox homeostasis and nutrient dependency of cancer
Cancer cells often upregulate nutrient transporters to fulfill their increased biosynthetic and
bioenergetic needs, and to maintain redox homeostasis. One nutrient transporter frequently …
bioenergetic needs, and to maintain redox homeostasis. One nutrient transporter frequently …
Cystine transporter SLC7A11/xCT in cancer: ferroptosis, nutrient dependency, and cancer therapy
The cystine/glutamate antiporter SLC7A11 (also commonly known as xCT) functions to
import cystine for glutathione biosynthesis and antioxidant defense and is overexpressed in …
import cystine for glutathione biosynthesis and antioxidant defense and is overexpressed in …
The role of cystine/glutamate antiporter SLC7A11/xCT in the pathophysiology of cancer
N Jyotsana, KT Ta, KE DelGiorno - Frontiers in oncology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
SLC7A11/xCT is an antiporter that mediates the uptake of extracellular cystine in exchange
for glutamate. Cystine is reduced to cysteine, which is a rate-limiting precursor in glutathione …
for glutamate. Cystine is reduced to cysteine, which is a rate-limiting precursor in glutathione …
[HTML][HTML] SLC7A11/xCT in cancer: biological functions and therapeutic implications
W Lin, C Wang, G Liu, C Bi, X Wang… - American journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Amino acid transporters mediate substrates across cellular membranes and their fine-tuned
regulations are critical to cellular metabolism, growth, and death. As the functional …
regulations are critical to cellular metabolism, growth, and death. As the functional …
[HTML][HTML] NADPH debt drives redox bankruptcy: SLC7A11/xCT-mediated cystine uptake as a double-edged sword in cellular redox regulation
Cystine/glutamate antiporter solute carrier family 7 member 11 (SLC7A11; also known as
xCT) plays a key role in antioxidant defense by mediating cystine uptake, promoting …
xCT) plays a key role in antioxidant defense by mediating cystine uptake, promoting …
The glutamate/cystine antiporter SLC7A11/xCT enhances cancer cell dependency on glucose by exporting glutamate
Cancer cells with specific genetic alterations may be highly dependent on certain nutrients
for survival, which can inform therapeutic strategies to target these cancer-specific metabolic …
for survival, which can inform therapeutic strategies to target these cancer-specific metabolic …
Amino acid transporters as emerging therapeutic targets in cancer
Y Saito, T Soga - Cancer science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Amino acids are indispensable nutrients for both normal and cancer cells. Cancer cells are
unable to synthesize essential amino acids as well as some non‐essential amino acids …
unable to synthesize essential amino acids as well as some non‐essential amino acids …
[HTML][HTML] SLC7A11 expression level dictates differential responses to oxidative stress in cancer cells
The cystine transporter solute carrier family 7 member 11 (SLC7A11; also called xCT)
protects cancer cells from oxidative stress and is overexpressed in many cancers. Here we …
protects cancer cells from oxidative stress and is overexpressed in many cancers. Here we …
Slc6a14 and Slc38a5 drive the glutaminolysis and serine–Glycine–One-Carbon pathways in cancer
T Sniegowski, K Korac, YD Bhutia, V Ganapathy - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
The glutaminolysis and serine–glycine–one-carbon pathways represent metabolic reactions
that are reprogramed and upregulated in cancer; these pathways are involved in supporting …
that are reprogramed and upregulated in cancer; these pathways are involved in supporting …
The amino acid transporter SLC7A11-mediated crosstalk implicated in cancer therapy and the tumor microenvironment
J He, X Wang, K Chen, M Zhang, J Wang - Biochemical pharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
The solute carrier family 7 member 11 (SLC7A11), an amino acid transporter protein is
frequently overexpressed in human malignancies. The expression and activity of SLC7A11 …
frequently overexpressed in human malignancies. The expression and activity of SLC7A11 …